COMMERCE CULTURE 500 1500 CE TRANSSAHARAN TRADE AP
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COMMERCE & CULTURE 500 -1500 CE TRANS-SAHARAN TRADE AP World History – Chapter 8
The Sand Roads Trans-Saharan trade route Linked North Africa and the Mediterranean world with West Africa
Trans-Saharan Trade Like the Silk and Sea Roads this trade begins as a result of environmental variation What does each region have to offer? North African coastal areas = cloth, glassware, weapons, books Sahara region = copper and salt Savanna grasslands = grain crops
Trans-Saharan Trade Made possible by the camel Alpacas are superior! 1 st traders = camel-owning people from desert oases Major traders were Arab Muslims in North Africa What did they come to West Africa and sub-Saharan Africa for? GOLD!, ivory, kola nuts, slaves, salt Gave in return: horses, cloth, weapons, tools
Caravans As many as 5, 000 camels Hundreds of people Travelling at night Length of journey = about 70 days 15 -20 miles walked per day
Construction of Empires New wealth and resources from trans-Saharan trade allowed some regions to construct large empires or city-states Between 500 and 1600 CE Major empires = Mali, Ghana, and Songhai
West African Empires All monarchies Drew upon wealth of trans. Saharan trade Mansa Musa of Mali Relied on slaves Females: servants and concubines (sex slaves) Males: state officials, craftsmen, miners, agricultural laborers
Cities Within the Kingdoms Urban and commercial centers Traders met and exchanged goods there Centers of manufacturing Items created: beads, iron tools, cotton textiles, etc. Mosque in Timbuktu (in Mali) Largely Islamic
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- 1500 trade routes
- Location-based commerce (l-commerce)
- 3500 - 500
- Commerce and culture chapter 7
- Trade diversion and trade creation
- Trade diversion and trade creation
- Which is the most enduring free trade area in the world?
- Liner trade and tramp trade
- The trade in the trade-to-gdp ratio
- Triangle trade map
- Trade diversion and trade creation